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Leni Robredo

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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Santo Tomas, the birth surname or paternal family name is Gerona, and the marital name is Robredo.
Leni Robredo
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Official portrait, 2016
14th Vice President of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Co-Chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs
In office
November 6, 2019 – November 24, 2019
Serving with Aaron Aquino
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byDante Jimenez
Chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
In office
July 12, 2016 – December 5, 2016
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byChito Cruz
Succeeded byLeoncio Evasco Jr.
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Camarines Sur's 3rd district
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byLuis Villafuerte
Succeeded byGabriel Bordado
Personal details
Born
Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona

(1965-04-23) April 23, 1965 (age 56)
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1987; died 2012)​
Children3
ResidenceQuezon City Reception House
EducationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)
University of Nueva Caceres (LLB)
San Beda University (MBA)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Government website
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Vice President of the Philippines

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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Camarines Sur's Third District

Mayoral Spouse of Naga City

  • Sumilao Farmers Caravan in Naga
  • Women of Naga

Personal Initiatives and Positions

Family

  • Jesse Robredo (husband, deceased)
  • Aika Robredo (daughter)
  • Tricia Robredo (daughter)
  • Jillian Robredo (daughter)
  • Salvacion Sto. Tomas (mother)
  • Judge Antonio Gerona (father)

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Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (born Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona; April 23, 1965)[1][2] is a Filipina lawyer, politician, and social activist who is the 14th and incumbent vice president of the Philippines. Robredo was the wife of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. She served as the representative of Camarines Sur's 3rd district from 2013 until her inauguration as vice president in 2016. In the vice presidential election, Robredo defeated Bongbong Marcos by a narrow margin of 263,473 votes.[3] A report released by the Supreme Court further widened her lead to 278,566 over Marcos.[4]

Robredo is the second woman to serve as vice president of the Philippines after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the first vice president from Bicol Region. In 2016, Robredo was awarded by the Thai government for her work and advocacy in women empowerment and gender equality.[5][6] Under her leadership, the OVP also received the ISO 9001: 2015 certification for the office's quality management systems.[7][8]

On October 7, 2021, Robredo announced her bid for president of the Philippines in the 2022 election.[9]

Early life and education[]

Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona was born on April 23, 1965, in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.[10] She was the first of three children born to Naga City Regional Trial Court Judge Antonio Gerona (c. 1933–2013) and Salvacion Santo Tomas (1936–2020).[11]

Leni Gerona attended the basic education department of Universidad de Sta. Isabel in Naga, graduating from elementary school in 1978, and from high school in 1982. She earned her degree in economics from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1986, and proceeded to study law at the University of Nueva Caceres, graduating in 1992.[2][12] She passed the bar exams in 1997.[13]

Gerona chose to temporarily forego law studies and instead decided to work as a researcher for the Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP),[14] a government agency tasked with integrated area development planning in the three provinces of the Bicol Region.[15] Here she met then-Program Director Jesse Robredo, who would eventually become her husband.[15]

Having passed the bar on her second attempt in 1996[2][13] and admitted in May 1997,[16] Robredo served in the Public Attorney's Office,[17] a role in which she often took up the defense for cases pursued by her husband, who by then had become Mayor of Naga.[14]

From 1998 to 2008, Robredo became the coordinator of Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligan (SALIGAN), a Naga-based alternative legal support group.[14] SALIGAN's work[14] aimed to encourage young legal professionals to take on leadership roles,[18] and involved visiting distant rural communities to provide legal services to residents who would otherwise have little or no access to such services,[19] as well as conducting legal advocacy by proposing amendments and new laws based on the needs of these marginalized communities. Later, the group's focus shifted to include helping rural women to acquire capital in order to participate in competitive markets.[19]

In addition, Robredo founded the Lakas ng Kababaihan ng Naga Federation, an organization that provides training and livelihood opportunities for women, in 1989.[20]

In 2012, Robredo was named the chairperson of the Liberal Party in Camarines Sur.[21][22][23][24][25]

Political career[]

Congressional career[]

Leni Robredo unveiling the Jesse Robredo Monument at the Cararayan National High School in Naga, May 27, 2016

Robredo ran in Camarines Sur's 3rd congressional district during the Philippine general elections of 2013. On May 16, 2013, she was proclaimed winner, beating Nelly Favis-Villafuerte (of Nationalist People's Coalition/United Nationalist Alliance), wife of former Congressman Luis Villafuerte[26] and member of the politically powerful Villafuerte dynasty.[27]

Robredo delivering a speech during a LP campaign rally in Quezon City, February 17, 2016

During her term in congress, Robredo was the vice chairman of the House committees on good governance, public accountability, and revision of laws, and a member of 11 other house panels.[28] She was known for being a strong advocate of the Freedom of Information Act,[29] and a strong supporter of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.[30][31]

Participatory governance and transparency were major thrusts of Robredo's legislative agenda. The first law Robredo authored in congress was the Full Disclosure Policy Bill (HB 19), which would have mandated all government agencies and their sub-units and projects to disclose their budget and financial transactions in a conspicuous manner "without any requests from the public."[32] Concerned that the marginalized sector should not be denied access to government frontline services and public meetings based on their attire,[33] she sponsored the Open Door Policy Act (House Bill No. 6286),[34] which prohibits government offices and agencies from implementing strict dress codes.[34]

Robredo also authored the People Empowerment Bill (HB 4911[35]), which sought to allow more participation from Filipinos in decision and policy-making,[36] and the Participatory Budget Process Bill (HB 3905), which sought to increase participation in budget-related decisions in government projects by locals.[35][37][38] She also wrote the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill (HB 3432) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, language, disability, HIV status, etc.[39]

To promote transparency in the taxation process, she sponsored the house version (House Bill 05831) of what would eventually become Republic Act RA10708, the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act of 2009 (TIMTA).[40][41][42]

Other major legislation co-authored by Robredo includes the Anti-Dynasty Bill[43][44] and the Healthy Beverage Options Act (House Bill 4021).[45]

Legislative portfolio[]

As a member of the 16th Congress, Robredo was one of the principal authors of the house version of "The Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act (TIMTA)" (Republic Act RA10708, House Bill 05831), which was enacted on December 9, 2015.[46] She also co-authored the house version[47] of the following laws: the “National Children’s Month Act,” Republic Act RA10661 (HB01641) enacted on May 29, 2015, declaring the celebration of the national children's month on November of every year;[48] the "Charter of the Quezon City Development Authority," Republic Act RA10646 (HB03899), lapsed into law on November 8, 2014; the "Open High School System Act," Republic Act RA10665 (HB04085) enacted on July 9, 2015, establishing and appropriating funds for the open high school system; Republic Act RA10638 (HB04089), extending the corporate life of the Philippine National Railways for another 50 years, enacted on June 16, 2014; Republic Act RA10707 (HB04147), amending the "Probation Law of 1976" enacted on November 26, 2015, rationalizing and strengthening the probation system; the "Graphic Health Warnings Law," Republic Act RA10643 (HB04590), enacted on November 15, 2014, prescribing the printing of graphic health warnings on tobacco products; Republic Act RA10655 (HB05280), decriminalizing premature remarriages, enacted on March 13, 2015; and the "Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act.of 2015," Republic Act RA10742 (HB06043), enacted on January 15, 2016.[49][50][51]

In addition, Robredo was one of many co-authors of the National Budgets for the years 2014 (RA10633, HB02630, enacted on December 20, 2013), 2015 (RA10651, HB04968, enacted on December 23, 2014), and 2016 (RA10717, HB06132, enacted on December 22, 2015).[47]

Robredo was also a key supporter of: HB 4911: People Empowerment Bill to create a partnership between local governments and civil society through the establishment of a people's council in every local government unit. This act also prescribes the powers and functions of said council;[39] HB 3432: Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, language, disability, HIV status, and other status, and provide penalties for these;[39] HB 4021: Healthy Beverage Options to regulate the availability of beverages to children in schools and for other purposes;[52] HB 19: Full Disclosure Policy to require the full disclosure of all information on fiscal management from all national government departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries and local governments. This act will also provide penalties for violations of said requirements;[53] HB 3905: Participatory Budget Process to institutionalize citizens’ participation in the budget process and for other processes;[37] and HB 3237: Freedom of Information to strengthen the right of citizens to information held by the government.[53]

Vice presidency[]

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On October 5, 2015, after her three daughters set aside their initial objections, Robredo announced that she would run for the post of Vice President of the Philippines under the Liberal Party in the 2016 election, as the running mate of presidential candidate Mar Roxas.[10] Robredo won the election with 14,418,817 votes, or 35.11 percent of cast ballots, narrowly defeating her closest rival, Senator Bongbong Marcos, by 263,473 votes or by 0.64 percent.[3] Robredo was sworn in as Vice President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, at the Quezon City Reception House, which she had since used as her office.[54]

Robredo paying a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte on July 4, 2016
Robredo and President Duterte at the Philippine Military Academy Graduation Rites at Fort General Gregorio Del Pilar, Baguio City on May 26, 2019

Robredo first met President Rodrigo Duterte personally at the Armed Forces of the Philippines change-of-command ceremonies at Camp Aguinaldo on July 1, 2016, a day after their inauguration.[55] She later paid a courtesy call on him at Malacañang Palace on July 4, their first formal meeting.[56] On July 7, Duterte called Robredo during a press conference to offer her the cabinet position of head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, which Robredo accepted.[57] Robredo is the third vice president to head the government agency focused on housing programs, following her immediate predecessors Noli de Castro and Jejomar Binay. Duterte earlier said that he did not want to appoint a cabinet position to Robredo due to his unfamiliarity with her and his friendship with Bongbong Marcos.[58]

On December 4, 2016, Robredo was informed by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. "to desist from attending all Cabinet meetings starting December 5", which prompted her to release a statement tendering her resignation as the chairwoman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, effective the following day.[59]

On November 4, 2019, Duterte assigned Robredo to be co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) until the end of his term in 2022, said presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo.[60] After 19 days, however, Duterte fired Robredo from her post.[61]

Policies[]

Robredo has spearheaded programs under the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Her anti-poverty program called Angat Buhay, benefited 83,707 families across the country in its first year of implementation.[62]

In October 2017, the Senate increased the 2018 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) by ₱20 million, which was allotted for the vice president's Angat Buhay program.[62] In the same month, Robredo called on fellow Filipinos to remember the 165 soldiers and police who gave their lives for the liberation of Marawi City. Robredo said her office was already preparing to help in the rehabilitation of Marawi City, primarily through its flagship anti-poverty program.[63]

COVID-19 pandemic response[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the OVP under Robredo provided free shuttle services for pandemic frontline workers, swab tests, telehealth services, and raised funds for relief operations across the country.[64][65][66][67][68] The office has also delivered 7,350 personal protective equipment (PPEs) to nine hospitals, including the San Lazaro Hospital, the Philippine General Hospital, and the Lung Center of the Philippines. A total of ₱17.3 million was raised for these donations, including food and care packages for the health workers and their families.[69]

2019 Philippine Senate election[]

Further information: 2019 Philippine Senate election

On October 24, 2018, Robredo officially launched the opposition senatorial slate for the 2019 senatorial elections,[70] declaring that 'the opposition is alive.'[71] The opposition candidates ran under the "Otso Diretso" slate, which included former senator Mar Roxas, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, Mindanao peace advocate Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel Diokno, former congressman Erin Tañada, former solicitor general Florin Hilbay, senator Bam Aquino, and Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano.[71][72] All Otso Diretso candidates lost the election,[73][74] the second time that a Liberal Party-led coalition suffered a great loss since 1955.

Fake news[]

Robredo has been a constant victim of memes and "fake news" articles since taking office in 2016, some of which she claims emanate from a Senate source. Dealing with these, she said, was a "test of character".[75][76][77][78] Numerous fake news stories have been manufactured on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other blog sites against Robredo after she won the vice presidency in 2016, a portion of which were fabricated by pro-Duterte bloggers.[79][80] Robredo has demonstrated the falsehood of these statements against her.[81]

Electoral protest[]

Main article: 2016 Philippine presidential election § Electoral protest

Robredo's winning margin of 0.61% is the closest margin since Fernando Lopez's victory in the 1965 vice presidential election. Her opponent, Bongbong Marcos, filed an electoral protest against Robredo. On February 16, 2021, the PET unanimously dismissed Bongbong Marcos' electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo.[82][83][84][85]

2022 presidential campaign[]

Main article: Leni Robredo 2022 presidential campaign
Robredo files her Certificate of Candidacy for President

Robredo officially announced her campaign for president of the Philippines on October 7, 2021,[9] the day she filed her certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections as an independent candidate despite her being the party leader of the Liberal Party of the Philippines.[86][87] Hours after the announcement, a source from Robredo's camp revealed that she had selected senator and Liberal Party president Francis Pangilinan as her running mate.[88]

Political positions[]

Main article: Political positions of Leni Robredo

Domestic policies[]

Campaign against illegal drugs[]

Robredo has repeatedly expressed her dissent for the government's war on drugs, particularly the policy of Oplan Tokhang. After her short tenure as the co-chairperson of the government's ICAD, she made recommendations to improve the government's campaign against drugs.[89] During her presidential campaign, she vowed to continue intensified efforts against drugs, but would focus on rehabilitation and prevention.[90]

Martial law[]

During the Marawi siege, Robredo called for unity as government troops engaged in a firefight against the Maute group in Marawi, and she organized donations and directed relief operations for the victims.[91][92][93] She then visited wounded soldiers in Iligan to give support and contributions.[94] Robredo respects President Duterte's implementation of martial law in the whole of Mindanao as a way to combat terrorism, but has requested measures to ensure that the implementation would not resemble the "abuses and violations" during Ferdinand Marcos' implementation of Proclamation No. 1081. She also questioned the coverage and prolongation of the implementation and called on members of the Congress to review and validate the implementation as a "constitutional duty".[95] Robredo said that the martial law in Mindanao has failed to address threats in the region.[96] On November 26, 2019, Robredo called on the government to assure that troop deployments in Samar, Negros, and Bicol would not lead to martial law.[97]

Political dynasties[]

Robredo voiced her support for the proposed anti-turncoat law in the House.[98] During her congressional career, she co-authored the Anti-Dynasty Bill.[43]

Foreign policy[]

Robredo criticized China for establishing missiles in the West Philippine Sea.[99] Robredo called for transparency in government-sponsored deals with China.[100]

Personal life[]

Robredo with her daughters.

Leni was married to Jesse Robredo, whom she met while working at the Bicol River Basin Development Program, from 1987 until his death from a plane crash in 2012. The couple has three daughters: Jessica Marie "Aika" Robredo, Janine Patricia "Tricia" Robredo, and Jillian Therese Robredo.[2][15] Their eldest daughter, Aika, was an executive assistant at the Office of Civil Defense, while their second eldest, Tricia, is a licensed physician and was a UAAP basketball sideline reporter for National University.[101][102][103] Their youngest, Jilian, is currently studying biomolecular science.[104][105][106]

Since May 14, 2017, Robredo hosts her own public service radio program entitled BISErbisyong LENI, aired on DZXL.[107]

Honors and recognition[]

On August 1, 2016, Robredo was awarded the Honorary Outstanding Woman Award of the Year 2016 by the Thai government, coinciding with Thailand's Women's Day. The recognition was given to Robredo for her work and advocacy on women's empowerment and gender equality.[5]

On August 23, 2016, Robredo was awarded the Most Influential Filipina Woman of the World award by Filipina Women's Network (FWN), a non-government organization.[108]

Three universities have conferred Robredo with honorary doctorates:

Electoral history[]

Philippine vice presidential election, 2016[111]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Leni Robredo 14,418,817 35.11%
Independent Bongbong Marcos 14,155,344 34.47%
Independent Alan Peter Cayetano 5,903,379 14.38%
Independent Francis Escudero 4,931,962 12.01%
Independent Antonio Trillanes IV 868,501 2.11%
UNA Gregorio Honasan 788,881 1.92%
Total votes 41,066,884 100.00%
Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd District, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Leni Robredo 123,843 69.93%
NPC Nelly Villafuerte 35,160 19.85%
Independent Charina Fausto 2,296 1.30%
PDP–Laban Oscar Arcilla, Jr. 640 0.36%
Total votes 177,094 100.00%

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